More than 50% of Romanians say they will vote in all types of elections for the party they sympathize with, while 45.5% say they will not vote with the same political party in all elections, according to a poll commissioned by INSCOP News.ro. In addition, half of Romanians believe that the 2024 elections will be fair, while 7 out of 10 believe that they will be greatly and very much affected by disinformation and fake news.

58.1% of respondents claim that they will vote in the elections to the European Parliament for the party or alliance of which the elected candidate for the post of mayor is a member. 34.9% say that in the elections to the European Parliament they will have a different choice than the party/alliance of which the elected candidate for the position of mayor is a member. 2.9% said they were undecided, 3.3% said they were not going to vote, and 0.7% did not answer.

They declare that they will vote in the European Parliament elections with the party/alliance to which the chosen mayoral candidate belongs, including: PSD-PNL voters, people over 60, people with primary education, inactive people and rural residents. I am saying that they will have a different option in the European Parliament elections than the party/alliance to which the chosen mayoral candidate belongs, especially: ADU (United Right Alliance) and AUR voters, people with higher education, white collar workers . , city dwellers, private workers.

I vote for the party in all types of elections

50.5% of respondents agree with the statement “In general, if I sympathize with a political party, I vote for it in all types of elections (European Parliament, local, parliamentary, presidential).”

On the opposite pole, 45.5% express their agreement with the statement “In general, if I sympathize with a political party, I do NOT vote for that party in all types of elections (European Parliament, local, parliamentary, presidential).” 4% of survey participants do not know or do not answer this question.

PSD-PNL voters, people with primary education, inactive people say at a higher rate than the rest of the population that they usually vote for the party they sympathize with in all types of elections.

They say that they are not inclined to vote for the party they like in all types of elections, especially: AUR voters, 30-45 years old, people with a higher level of education, blue or white collar workers, big city residents, private workers.

Fairness of elections

50.6% of Romanians believe that this year’s elections will be generally free and fair, while 45.8% hold the opposite opinion and 3.6% do not know or do not answer.

I believe that this year’s elections will be generally free and fair, especially: PSD-PNL and AUR voters, people aged 45 to 60, people with higher incomes, budget workers. I especially hold the opposite opinion: ADU voters, Bucharest residents and people with lower incomes.

The Impact of Fake News on the 2024 Election

When asked to what extent they think the 2024 elections (European Parliament, local, parliamentary and presidential) will depend on disinformation and fake news, 34.2% said very much, 37% very much, 19, 4% – to a large extent. to a small extent, and 7% – no. 2.3% do not know or do not answer.

I believe the 2024 election will be heavily influenced by misinformation and fake news, especially: AUR and ADU voters, 30-45 year olds, college educated, blue or white collar workers, private sector workers.

I believe that the 2024 election will be heavily influenced by misinformation and fake news, especially: AUR voters, young people under 30 and people over 60, residents of Bucharest or large urban areas and the north-west region.

PSD-PNL voters, people with primary education, small urban or rural residents, people from the Southeast or Central region, people with lower income levels, public employees are more likely than average to believe that the 2024 election will affect them with misinformation and fake news news

The survey was conducted by INSCOP Research on the order of News.ro Press Agency. The data were collected from February 22 to 29 by the CATI method (telephone interviews), using a questionnaire. The size of the simple stratified sample is 1100 people, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, age, profession) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania aged 18 and over.

The maximum permissible data error is ± 2.95% with a confidence level of 95%.